[閒聊] BA Top 10 Prospects
TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Dylan Bundy, rhp
2. Manny Machado, ss
3. Jon Schoop, inf
4. Parker Bridwell, rhp
5. L.J. Hoes, of/2b
6. Nicky Delmonico, 3b/1b
7. Ryan Flaherty, inf/of
8. Jason Esposito, 3b
9. Xavier Avery, of
10. Dan Klein, rhp
BEST TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Manny Machado
Best Power Hitter Aaron Baker
Best Strike Zone Discipline Ty Kelly
Fastest Baserunner Glynn Davis
Best Athlete Xavier Avery
Best Fastball Dylan Bundy
Best Curveball Dylan Bundy
Best Slider Mike Wright
Best Changup Dan Klein
Best Control Oliver Drake
Best Defensive Catcher Caleb Joseph
Best Defensive Infielder Manny Machado
Best Infield Arm Billy Rowell
Best Defensive OF Matt Angle
Best Outfield Arm Matt Angle
PROJECTED 2015 LINEUP
Catcher Matt Wieters
First Base Nicky Delmonico
Second Base Jonathan Schoop
Third Base J.J. Hardy
Shortstop Manny Machado
Left Field L.J. Hoes
Center Field Adam Jones
Right Field Nick Markakis
Designated Hitter Ryan Flaherty
No. 1 Starter Dylan Bundy
No. 2 Starter Zack Britton
No. 3 Starter Jake Arrieta
No. 4 Starter Brian Matusz
No. 5 Starter Jeremy Guthrie
Closer Dan Klein
AAnd now, for something completely different.
The Orioles have tried just about everything to reverse their run of losing
seasons, which has reached 14 straight, finding occasional glimmers of hope
but nothing close to sustained success. In fact, after the team at least
stayed out of the cellar in the American League East for its first 10 losing
seasons, it has been locked firmly in last place over the last four.
Those four seasons coincide with the tenure of Andy MacPhail, who joined the
organization as president of baseball operations in the middle of the 2007
season after a distinguished tenure with the Twins and Cubs. Things never
clicked in Baltimore, however, and he stepped aside after a 69-93 finish in
2011.
For every positive step the Orioles seem to take—trading for Adam Jones or
drafting Matt Wieters—they take several negative ones, such as drafting Matt
Hobgood, their 2009 No. 5 overall pick who already looks like a wasted
selection, or grasping at players like Felix Pie, who have intriguing tools
but not the aptitude to maximize them.
While Zach Britton stepped forward in his 2011 rookie season, two other
important young pitchers, Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman, had poor years.
Matusz's 10.69 ERA was the worst in major league history for a pitcher with
at least 10 starts. Down below, the farm system has premium prospects in
recent top-five choices Dylan Bundy and Manny Machado, but little in the way
of legitimate major league talent behind them.
When MacPhail stepped down, the Orioles looked far and wide for his
replacement. Their first finalists were Diamondbacks senior vice president
Jerry Dipoto and Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava, but Dipoto took the
Angels' GM job and LaCava turned down a contract offer. LaCava reportedly
balked at not receiving full hiring and firing control over the front office
from owner Peter Angelos.
Baltimore re-opened its search and hired Dan Duquette on Nov. 8. The former
Expos and Red Sox GM hadn't worked in Organized Baseball since Boston fired
him in 2002. He left the front office mostly intact, hiring Blue Jays
crosschecker Gary Rajsich as scouting director to replace Joe Jordan, who had
departed to become the Phillies' farm director.
Angelos is now on his eighth different GM since buying the Orioles 18 years
ago. MacPhail lasted the longest, at four and a half years. Before him,
Angelos ran off baseball icon Roland Hemond, who left after the 1995 season;
Hall of Famer Pat Gillick, who fled after 1998 despite making the AL
Championship Series twice in three years; Frank Wren, who lasted only one
season and has found success as GM of the Braves; Syd Thrift, a recycling
experiment similar to Duquette that lasted three years; and Jim Beattie and
Mike Flanagan, who served as a two-headed GM for three years before Flanagan
did a year and a half on his own.
Angelos has done a poor job of creating a unified baseball operation pulling
in the same direction toward a shared goal, instead fostering an atmosphere
where departments seem to function as autonomous units. Duquette, of course,
pledges to change that. Empty promises have remained one of the few constants
with the Orioles during the last 14 years.
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